Voltaire
Voltaire
Voltaire
Voltaire
Voltaire
Voltaire
Voltaire
Voltaire

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Voltaire,

1764

Simon-Bernard Lenoir, French, 1729–1791
2019-5

Information

Title
Voltaire
Dates

1764

Maker
Simon-Bernard Lenoir
Medium
Pastel on paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions
60.5 × 49.5 cm (23 13/16 × 19 1/2 in.) frame: 81.3 × 70.2 × 8.9 cm (32 × 27 5/8 × 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2019-5
Signatures
Signed and dated lower left: Lenoir Pxit 1764
Culture
French
Type
pastels, drawings
Materials
pastels (crayons), paper (fiber product), canvas
Subject
men, portraits

Henri Louis Caïn, known as Lekain (1729-1788); his niece, Geneviève-Adélaïde Cain, Mme. Charles Marteau; Philippe-Antoine Marteau; by descent, Marteau family; sold at auction, Drouot, Paris, June 29, 2015, lot 0A037 (estimate 8,000-10,000 EUR, sold for 31, 250 EUR Premium)

Portrait of Voltaire (1694–1778)

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